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Action plan

Interest Inventory

Go from Leaving Cert to Next Stage

Personality Profile

Occupational Ability testing

Future Planning

Look at strengths

CAO Application:

Ensure you register on time, and take a look virtually at the form and the sections involved. Familiarise yourself with the steps. Take time to look at the courses, colleges, open days so you have a good idea of which courses you would like to apply for. Fill in all sections it’s a good idea to have as many options on your CAO as possible.

Interest Inventory:

Do you know what kinds of jobs/subjects you would be good at? If not an interest inventory is a great way to give you the answers.
 
This test will help you understand what types of careers/subjects you will enjoy and be successful in. Interest based career testing determines what you are interesting in doing, then matched with your personality profile and ability testing you will discover what you are passionate about.

Personality Profile:

Do you know who you are? What are your dominant traits?  By answering a personality profile questionnaire this can help you see your traits. Personality traits reflect your characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviours. 

No personality type is “better” than any other—just different. And each perspective brings something new and interesting to the table.   

Maybe you have always hated talking on the phone, but never really understood why. Or perhaps you’ve always needed a little extra time to think about a problem before making a decision. 

By learning more about where you lie on the extroversion/introversion and thinking/feeling continuum, you might be better able to understand why you prefer certain things and dislike others.

This can come in handy when you are trying to make important decisions that might have an impact on the course of your life, such as choosing a college course or career.

Selecting a college course and profession that is well-aligned with your personal preferences might mean that you end up being happier and more satisfied with your choice and your work in the long run.

Occupational Ability Testing:

Do you know what your strength abilities are? When making a decision about your future it is very valuable to know what your ability strengths are by taking the ability testing.
 
Ability tests include numerical, verbal and logical reasoning, problem-solving skills, and the ability to identify mistakes accurately.  
 
Combining the three tests will give you a very good picture about what career choices/college courses will suit you best.  

Future Planning & Goals:

How do you want to contribute to the world? Who do you want to be? Do you want to work abroad or in Ireland?
 
Lots of questions firstly it helps to have some answers to start with. By knowing your own strengths this information can begin the journey of planning and goals.  
 
Do you know enough about careers that are a good strength fit for you? How do you go about getting work experience?
 
Putting all of the questions in a plan helps you to start a process that will include goals and steps you need to put in place to achieve those goals.  

Look at strengths how and they can be used in choosing college course:

It’s so important to know your strengths and what direction you can go with those strengths. This will make it easier to make future decisions.  
  

Develop a plan of action how to get into a course that will get you to your career:

Firstly it’s important to pick a course that will suit your ability strengths. This will ensure you perform to your best ability. Do your research as to which subjects you need to get into specific courses.
 
Look into the courses in those areas and look to see what subjects are necessary for example engineering, you will need a H3/H4 for most engineering courses. If you don’t have the necessary subject results to get into your college of choice there are always other ways to get to that career. 

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